30 And we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men of the Band aforesaid, do’on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm whatever the Government of this Dominion of Canada may do or cause to be lawfully done in connection with the disposal and sale of the said lands. Ly Wrrness WHEREOF, we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men, have set our hands and have attixed our seals unto this Instrument at Georgina Island, in the said Prov- ince of Ontario and Dominion of Canada aforesaid, this 24th day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. Having been first read and explained, ] ; . a ii ; signed, sealed and delivered, in the} Grorce McCurs, Chief, x © (Las. | presence of J | his at JACOB CHARLES, X [L.s.] CHARLES GRYLLS, mark. Mission Teacher, Tuomas Big Canoe, [L.S.4 JHARLES Bia Canog, [L.5.j Wma. PLumMeEr, : his Ss Supt. and Com. Ind. Affairs. JAMES mae [L.5.] JAMES ASKQUAK, [L.S.j his JoHN ELLIOTT, x [L.S.] mark. his : Wm. Post, x EES 4 mark. his JAMES Post, xX [L.5.] “mark. his JAMES CHARLES, KX [L.S.] mark. And we hereby on oath certify before James Robert Gowan, Senior Judge of Her Majesty’s County Court for the County of Simcoe, Province of Ontario and Domin- ion of Canada aforesaid, that the annexed release or surrender was assented to and executed by the Chiefs and Principal Men of the Band of Indians therein mentioned, © essembled at a meeting of such Band and Tribe summoned for that purpose, and whe were entitled to vote thereat. Sworn before me at the Town of Barrie, | County of Simcoe, in tne Province of| WM. PLUMMER, Ontario, this twenty-ninth day of July> hic in the year of Our Lord one thousand | GEORGE McCURE, Chief, x eight hundred and seventy-four. J mark. Jas. Rost. GOWAN, Senior Judge County Court, Co. of Simcoe. No. 154. Know att Men py tuese Presents, that we, the undersigned Chiefs and Prin- cipal Men of the Band of Chippewa Indians owning the Indian reserve on the River Thames, in the Township of Caradoc, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, acting for and on behalf of our people, duly assembled for that purpose, in 7 GALBL OS IM ee ee fe Bone PYZ OF SPH 10 BAO SYeHT] ; aR? tf De tt O ‘BoE PP GS KI DMIGDL ~ -G PUSH SZOT] (BI AAQZIG (PBL of posemne yy puree JO frets AF AL KG Uf OF STAY - COPLOUL KYL] OF POSEY 2 7722,92, Ee eee el (AT UA YY ~ F pleny FIV LL Ze pion a? LOYD SY UMP ER ONOYIO Qowe soyrnsery soedb op Zl Sif pbODL POUL -~MUY EG UIOYD OPO GURY Buoyins9 | pons b1coy= Ae wogreuns Qf 92 eLbep OL YTROS GPOUPYE'OYUL, QoTeus SD HBSEY DU TY ZHAO PUD YYAOLPYE UBPVPZID erny fra Qrerrog BY Y OF SELY LO GLO SAADUYD G OOM LAZY gaaubeye Lf bo SOUPYE OY RUT] GP SUROYD ZY PIAL PILPUBUGE seatbap Le rygnoy mousy ebuOY Wf Pel OWL HE BOL? gory pus fe s2AQOU I'S LHD A NL SYR MOPED GMA poryy (sot POOL EAL THOT LL ULLY AG f2 PPAR IEP FYE GO roguep{Uuseg $9 FLOM D PES 6 POMPE PUL ROT nesorngog rpase tof * revupmoyyo yg [0 QR FIOAUZNICE YF ree “Suara ise 427 SSS —WNWOULNIDG >= Us OLn TT Sf? 6 ravavoufl eye fo AyernoQrynnngy FYE ay som wumarfbitriy) BU¥UX RG (PEYUVAG) “OOPVARD SP ryrHOT, PUP U7 (POO, (BABMUOAT LYK SD (YZPOS @Siuenny uyg% MOYR U2 2°UL VE fEfLOY EAM Yi rors PYF fe qeeorl LYRIZTIOS YZBOS DUB UO emctue® Paeuy 0 PLT PU) === fo SeeeED ae! .TTS GC P«UOGP SpOTT” ALTIOMLDID GOOD ch ATT EY es ee ee oe wee | STS RE BRIS SOUTH T BT os \ a -~ eve TY ol accordance with the provisions of sub-sections 1 and 2 of section 26 of the Indian Act of 1876, do hereby remise, release, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, all and singular, that certain portion or parcel of land, containing by admeasurement one acre, more or less, forming part of the Indian reserve aforesaid, and which parcel ot land may be known and described as follows, and as laid down on the annexed traced plan of whe seme, that is to say: One acre of land situated on the south-easterly part of the north-west half of lot number eight, in the fourth range, south of the Long Wood Road, in the Township of Caradoc aforesaid. To have and to hold the same- unto Her Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors forever, in trust, all and singular that certain parcel or tract of land as above described, for the purnose of leasing the same to the Incorpoyated Synod of the Diocese of Huron, to be used as a burying-ground, and for the erection thereon of a church; and for such other church purpose as the said Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Huron may deem necessary. Provided, however, and it is hereby understood, that if at any time subsequently to the making of this surrender the said Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Huron shall, for the space of two years, consecutively, cease to use the said parcel of land for church purposes, then, and in that case, the parcel of land hereby surrendered shall revert and belong to the afore- said Band of Chippewa Indians. And we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men of the Band aforesaid, do, on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby agree to ratify and confirm whatever the Government of the Dominion of Canada may do, or cause to be lawfully done, in con- nection with the land hereby surrendered. In Witness WHEREOF, we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men, have set our hands and affixed our seals unto this Instrument, at the Township of Caradoc, in the afore- said Province and Dominion, this thirty-first day of August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. Signed, sealed and delivered] JoHn Hunry, Councillor, [L.s.} in presence of § JOHN FRENCH, do Chief, [L.S.} Tromas Gorpon, EnizAn Miskoxomon, Councillor [L.S.| Epmunp Baynes REeEp. NeEtson BEaverr, (L.S=} his JoHN MiskoKomon, x | [L.5.} mark. . his Prerer BrigHaM, x [L:S.} mark. his Wm. FRENCH, x eS LESa) mark. 2 his = Georce MiskoKomMen, X | aS [L.8.] mark. cS his S) Jacosp Henry, x [L.8.} mark. ; his JAS. WALKER, X [.S. mark. his JoHN SIMON, xX pases mark. We hereby, on oath, certify, before William Elliot, Esq., the Judge of the County Court of the County of Middlesex, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, that the preceding release or surrender was executed by the Chiefs and Principal Members of the Band of Indians therein mentioned, at a meeting of said 32 Rand. assembled for that purpoze in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and the seetion and subsections thereof referred to in the said preceding deed of sur- render. | THOMAS GORDON, JOHN FRENCH, Chief. Sworn before me at the City of London, in the Province of Ontario, this pe day of September, in the year of Our} Lord one thousand eight hundred and| seventy-six. J WitwiaMm Enuior, »Judge, County of Middlesex. Reeorded 6th November, 1876. Lib. S., Folio 377. L. A. CATELLIER, Dep. Registrar-General of Canada. INjos >be Kyow att Men BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the Chiefs, Principal Men and Warriors of the Mic-Mac Band of Indians, owning and residing on the Indian Reserve at Wagadmatcook, in the County of Victoria, N.S., being this day assembled with our people in general council, and ac‘ing for and on behalf of the whole mem- bership of our said Band, and with the free consent of a majority thereof, as ex- pressed in our said council, summoned for that purpose, in the presence of J oseph B. McDonald, Indian Agent for District No. 7, in the Province of Nova Scotia, and ethers, have agreed to surrender and yield up and do hereby surrender and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her heirs and successors, in trust, to be «-ld for the benefit of ourselves and our children, all that certain portion of our said reserve, containing about sixty acres, more or less (60 acres, be the same more or less), which may be described as follows, viz.:—Six small islands at the mouth ot Middle River or Wagadmatcook Reserve aforesaid, numbered in the annexed plan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and described as follows, that is to say:—No. 1 containing about 15 acres, No. 2 about 15 acres, No. 3 about 8 acres, No. 4 about 6 acres, No. 5 about 6 acres, and No. 6 about 7 acres, and three several small islets in close proximity to each of the islands numbered 4 and 5 and other accretions or late formations of carth added to or about the said described premises, being part of Middle River Reserve, so called. . To the end that the said described pieces of land, including the said late accre- tions or added formations of land may be sold in such manner and on such terms as the Honourable the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs may judge to be best for our advantage ; and that the proceeds of the said land, as the same may be real- ized, shall be properly invested and the interest to be derived therefrom paid over to ourselves, our people and children, at the same times in each year as it is custom- ary to pay our annuity and interest moneys. Subject, nevertheless, to the following stipulations and conditions, namely: that tlhe improvements, rents, and other advantages of the present occupants of all the above described premises shall be faithfully valued, and the full and fair value of the seme, together with all necessary and reasonable expenses of removal, paid to the said occupants, their heirs or assigns, or invested for their benefit in providing new. dwellings and other necessary improvements on other portions of the said reserve ° 49 be allotted to the said parties, in lieu of the lands to be by them vacated. And further, that fair compensation for any improvements made by other parties on lots on which it may be found desirable to locate the parties to be re- moved shall be granted, all to be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the above